The term 'Cause of a 2014 Scare' can be answered by the word 'Ebola'. Ebola is a virus that first appeared in 1976 and has caused several outbreaks since then. In 2014, an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa caused a global scare due to its high mortality rate and the lack of a vaccine or cure. The outbreak was eventually contained, but it caused a great deal of fear and panic around the world.